Proverbs and old sayings, page 55

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.

Proverbs and old sayings English about pain, husband, sadness

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

Sweet is the wine but sour is the payment.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wine

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.

Proverbs and old sayings English about devil

Tell me who you live with, and I will tell you who you are.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about contentment

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about beginning, wisdom, rightness, things

The best advice is found on the pillow.

Proverbs and old sayings British about advice

The best thing about a man is his dog.

Proverbs and old sayings French about things, man

The big thieves hang the little ones.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about thieves

The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The comforter's head never aches.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heads

The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about use, day

The Devil looks after his own

Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, old, olderness

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about dance

The hole is more honorable than the patch.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.

Proverbs and old sayings British about measure, wisdom

The man who does not love a horse cannot love a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love, woman, man

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man